In the immortal words of Calvin Candie, “You had my curiosity. Now, you have my attention.” Obviously, the currently untitled Blade Runner sequel is a hot topic for many film geeks, sweatily typing in front of their computers. The first film is a seminal science-fiction film from Ridley Scott, and it not being tampered with is a huge concern for people, though Scott certainly has gone back to it a number of times (there’s a box set with five separate cuts of the first film on it).
However, the people being brought onto the picture are of some really high quality talent. First off, the sequel will be directed by Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Enemy). And it has just been announced that he will be re-teaming with his Prisoners and forthcoming Sicario director of photography, the twelve-time Oscar nominated legend Roger Deakins, for the film. Refer back to Candie’s words for that bit of information.
The original, shot by Jordan Cronenweth, set the standard for all future worlds in film. It would be easy to hire someone who would try, and probably fail, to copy that look. Bringing on Deakins shows me they want to create their own, unique vision of this universe, and that has me very interested. Deakins is always doing something new with every film he works on, and I am greatly looking forward to seeing his vision of the Blade Runner world.
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